ICSE Class 10 Geography Solved Question Paper 2010

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Answer the following questions with reference to sugarcane :

(i) Mention two different ways in which it is propagated.

(ii) Why is a lot of labour required for its cultivation ?

(iii) Why must the sugar mills be near the sugar fields ?

(i) (a) Sett Method: Cutting of two or three joints taken from a healthy plant and planted horizontally, in furrows then piled with fertilized soil.

(b) Ratoon Cropping: The Cane is cut close to the ground where the sugar content is concentrated. After the crop has been cut the stem begins to grow again and gives a new crop.


(ii) A lot of labour is required for sugarcane cultivation from the time of sowing. Such as before sowing ground is prepared, furrows are made, cuttings (setts) are made by the sugarcane, besides this pesticides and insecticides are sprayed twice or thrice, manuring is also done two or three times. At the time of harvest also lot of manual work is done. Thus a lot of labour is required for sugarcane cultivation.

(iii) After harvesting cane it is processed within 24 hours If delayed the sucrose content starts decreasing. If the sugar mills are close to the fields, without wasting time in transportation sugarcane can be reached easily. Hence the sugar mills must be near the sugarcane fields.
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